Soaring Guidance
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SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV
700 AM PDT SUN MAR 17 2024

THIS SOARING FORECAST IS FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA
WITH SPECIFIC INDICES FOR THE GREATER RENO AREA.

THIS FORECAST IS PREPARED DAILY BY 700 AM AND IS NOT UPDATED.

FOR CURRENT FLIGHT CONDITIONS...FORECASTS...AND ADVISORIES...ACCESS
YOUR LOCAL BRIEFING OUTLET OR FLIGHT SERVICE STATION.

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FORECASTED LOCAL INDICES FOR RENO:        TODAY     YESTERDAY
FORECASTED MAX TEMP AT RENO (DEG F).....     65          63
FORECASTED TRIGGER TEMPERATURE (DEG F)..     52          50
   EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY 1155 AM PDT
FORECASTED MAXIMUM ALTITUDE (FT MSL)....  12700       12700
FORECASTED SOARING INDEX (FPM)..........    591         621
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z....     12          16
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z....     19          20
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z....      7           6
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z....      5           4

AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST
MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP
9000  0510/+01
10000 0611/-01
12000 0814/-05
14000 0616/-09
16000 0618/-13
18000  623/-17
24000 0728/-30
30000 0531/-47
34000 0535/-56
39000 0538/-65

SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA:
     DATE       TIME     TEMP  DEWPT   RH         WIND (MPH)
                        (F)   (F)           | DIR  SPEED GUST
2024-03-17    05:30      27    20     65    | 114   16   18
2024-03-17    05:20      28    21     66    | 124   17   21
2024-03-17    05:00      28    21     66    | 122   18   21
2024-03-17    04:50      28    21     66    | 128   20   22

SIERRA CREST 8700 FT DATA:
   DATE     TIME  TEMP  RH         WIND
                            DIR   SPEED   GUST
2024-03-17 0545   28   68   047     11     17
2024-03-17 0530   28   69   048     13     19
2024-03-17 0515   29   68   043     13     18
2024-03-17 0500   29   67   045     15     20

RENO TAF FORECAST:
KRNO 171120Z 1712/1812 VRB04KT P6SM SKC
     FM172200 06007KT P6SM SKC
     FM180500 VRB03KT P6SM SKC

CARSON CITY TAF FORECAST:
KCXP 171120Z 1712/1812 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
     FM172100 06009KT P6SM SKC
     FM180400 VRB03KT P6SM SKC

MINDEN TAF FORECAST:
KMEV 171120Z 1712/1812 VRB03KT P6SM FEW200
     FM172100 36007KT P6SM SKC
     FM180300 07003KT P6SM SKC

OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA:
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING. HIGHS 63 TO
68. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 17 2024.........SUNRISE   706 AM PDT   SUNSET   709 PM PDT
MARCH 18 2024.........SUNRISE   705 AM PDT   SUNSET   710 PM PDT


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